Cancer burden and risk in the Chinese population aged 55 years and above: A systematic analysis and comparison with the USA and Western Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We analysed the cancer burden among elderly Chinese people over the age of 55 years and compared them to USA and Western Europe to explore the cancer model in China.

Methods

We retrieved data on 29 cancers with 34 risk factors from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease database to evaluate the cancer burden in Chinese elderly individuals aged 55 years and older. We then used the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardised death rate (ASDR), age-standardised disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate, and average annual percentage change (AAPC) to compare the characteristics and change trend of cancers among China, USA, and Western Europe.

Results

In 2019, the number of incident cases of 29 cancers among people aged 55 years and above in China increa

SUBMITTER: Gao TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10810324 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature